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Another child with measles symptoms dies in Sylhet

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Another child with measles symptoms has died in Sylhet, bringing the total number of deaths from confirmed and suspected measles cases in the division to 110. The child died be... Read More


Five platoons of BGB deployed in Sylhet

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Five platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in five upazilas of Sylhet ahead of the National Citizen Party's (NCP) July marches and rallies. Sylhet Additi... Read More


Latif Siddique at tribunal, accompanied by brother Kader Siddique

Bangladesh, July 30 -- A day after his arrest, freedom fighter and former Awami League Praesidium member Abdul Latif Siddique was produced before the International Crimes Tribunal. He was brought to ... Read More


Ctg 'criminal' David Emon held in Jashore

Bangladesh, July 29 -- Police have arrested Mobarak Hossain Emon aka David Emon, an absconding suspect accused in several cases in Chattogram on charges of murder and extortion. Advertisement He was ... Read More


India's top court orders no coercive action against youth protesters and release of minors, media reports say

Bangladesh, July 29 -- India's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the release of under-18s arrested during the youth protests over exam leaks and said authorities must ensure surveillance footage is pre... Read More


Just one in three Americans back Iran war, most unsure of Trump's goals, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Bangladesh, July 29 -- Just one in three Americans support the war on Iran, the lowest reading in a Reuters/Ipsos poll since the five-month-old conflict's early days, with most respondents saying that... Read More


Defendant in Salman Rushdie stabbing declines to testify in terrorism trial

Bangladesh, July 29 -- The man on trial in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie chose Tuesday not to testify or call any witnesses in the federal terrorism case, which is expected to head to the jury as soo... Read More


Death toll rises to 13 as rescuers search for the missing after 7.1 Japan earthquake

Bangladesh, July 29 -- Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed ... Read More


Rain-induced crop damage inflicts colossal losses on Bogura farmers

Bangladesh, July 29 -- Weeks of heavy monsoon rain and upstream flows from northern rivers have damaged crops largely across parts of Bogura, leaving thousands of farmers facing steep financial losses... Read More


Govt extends Kaptai lake fishing ban till August 10

Bangladesh, July 29 -- The government extended the ban on fishing in the Kaptai Lake for 10 more days till August 10. Fishing will be permitted from August 11, according to a decision taken in a meet... Read More